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The Best of Roxy Music
At the start of the 1970s, when the music world was ruled by grim longhairs and wafflesome
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prog rockers, Roxy Music appeared to have beamed in from another planet. Impossibly alien and exotic, they bucked contemporary trends by being kitsch, avant-gard...
prog rockers, Roxy Music appeared to have beamed in from another planet. Impossibly alien and exotic, they bucked contemporary trends by being kitsch, avant-gard...
BEST OF ROXY MUSIC^ THE
Personnel includes: Brian Ferry (vocals); Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera, Brian Eno, Paul
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Thompson, Graham Simpson, John Porter, Eddie Jobson, Rik Kenton, John Gustafson, Neil Jason, Alan Spenner, Gary Tibbs, Neil Hubbard, Andy Newmark, A. Schwartzberg, J...
prog rockers, Roxy Music appeared to have beamed in from another planet. Impossibly alien and exotic, they bucked contemporary trends by being kitsch, avant-garde, experimental and yet unashamedly pop. Bryan Ferry was the louche, sensual front man, Brian Eno threw his deconstructionist spanner in the works and they played songs that sounded like demented, sexy logarithms. After Eno left in 1973, frustrated that Ferry was marginalising his input, Roxy became a different beast entirely, developing a suave, sophisticated pop-soul that abandoned the art-rock niche to embrace a wider audience. This lush Best Of compilation, released to accompany their reunion tour (minus Eno), captures both sides of Roxy and, true to the subversive spirit that informed their early years, does so in reverse order. This anti-chronology means they open with the languid, supper-club croon of 1980s hits "Avalon" and "More Than This", plus the beauteous cover of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy", then peel back the years through mid-period gems like "Dance Away" and "Love Is The Drug" before closing with the hyperventilating, superbly twisted bubblegum of "Pyjamarama" and "Virginia Plain". A bonkers track-listing then but an essential souvenir of a band--and a talent--in a million. --Ian Gittins
BEST OF ROXY MUSIC^ THE
Personnel includes: Brian Ferry (vocals); Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera, Brian Eno, Paul
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Thompson, Graham Simpson, John Porter, Eddie Jobson, Rik Kenton, John Gustafson, Neil Jason, Alan Spenner, Gary Tibbs, Neil Hubbard, Andy Newmark, A. Schwartzberg, Jimmy Maelen, David Skinner, Paul Carrack, Yanick Etienne, Fonzi Thornton, Richard Tee, Michael Dawe.Producers: Roxy Music, Rhett Davies, Chris Thomas, John Punter, Peter Sinfield.[Reviews]Q (8/01, p.161) - 4 stars out of 5 - ...The songs still sound fantastic...n
The Best of Roxy Music
At the start of the 1970s, when the music world was ruled by grim longhairs and wafflesome
... more
prog rockers, Roxy Music appeared to have beamed in from another planet. Impossibly alien and exotic, they bucked contemporary trends by being kitsch, avant-garde, experimental and yet unashamedly pop. Bryan Ferry was the louche, sensual front man, Brian Eno threw his deconstructionist spanner in the works and they played songs that sounded like demented, sexy logarithms. After Eno left in 1973, frustrated that Ferry was marginalising his input, Roxy became a different beast entirely, developing a suave, sophisticated pop-soul that abandoned the art-rock niche to embrace a wider audience. This lush Best Of compilation, released to accompany their reunion tour (minus Eno), captures both sides of Roxy and, true to the subversive spirit that informed their early years, does so in reverse order. This anti-chronology means they open with the languid, supper-club croon of 1980s hits "Avalon" and "More Than This", plus the beauteous cover of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy", then peel back the years through mid-period gems like "Dance Away" and "Love Is The Drug" before closing with the hyperventilating, superbly twisted bubblegum of "Pyjamarama" and "Virginia Plain". A bonkers track-listing then but an essential souvenir of a band--and a talent--in a million. --Ian Gittins
The Best of Roxy Music
At the start of the 1970s, when the music world was ruled by grim longhairs and wafflesome
... more
prog rockers, Roxy Music appeared to have beamed in from another planet. Impossibly alien and exotic, they bucked contemporary trends by being kitsch, avant-garde, experimental and yet unashamedly pop. Bryan Ferry was the louche, sensual front man, Brian Eno threw his deconstructionist spanner in the works and they played songs that sounded like demented, sexy logarithms. After Eno left in 1973, frustrated that Ferry was marginalising his input, Roxy became a different beast entirely, developing a suave, sophisticated pop-soul that abandoned the art-rock niche to embrace a wider audience. This lush Best Of compilation, released to accompany their reunion tour (minus Eno), captures both sides of Roxy and, true to the subversive spirit that informed their early years, does so in reverse order. This anti-chronology means they open with the languid, supper-club croon of 1980s hits "Avalon" and "More Than This", plus the beauteous cover of John Lennon's "Jealous Guy", then peel back the years through mid-period gems like "Dance Away" and "Love Is The Drug" before closing with the hyperventilating, superbly twisted bubblegum of "Pyjamarama" and "Virginia Plain". A bonkers track-listing then but an essential souvenir of a band--and a talent--in a million. --Ian Gittins
Album Notes: Personnel includes: Brian Ferry (vocals); Andy Mackay, Phil Manzanera, Brian Eno, Paul Thompson, Graham Simpson, John Porter, Eddie Jobson, Rik Kenton, John Gustafson, Neil Jason, Alan Spenner, Gary Tibbs, Neil Hubbard, Andy Newmark, A. Schwartzberg, Jimmy Maelen, David Skinner, Paul Carrack, Yanick Etienne, Fonzi Thornton, Richard Tee, Michael Dawe.
Album Reviews: Q (8/01, p.161) - 4 stars out of 5 - "...The songs still sound fantastic..."
Advantages: Some Great tracks Disadvantages: Some terrible tracks
...Certainly this CD has the quality that you would expect from RoxyMusic but is let down by a number of poor tracks. As nearly always happens the first and last tracks bring the good stuff and the middle can go on a bit. If you were to buy this then you would have to be a real music fan. The quality is just not as strong throughout the CD, as other similar examples. For big RoxyMusic Fans which I am not it probably can not be faulted so my advice is give it ago. Don't be surprised if it starts to gather dust at the bottom of your CD collection. Never the less it deserves to do well....
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...This is the first RoxyMusic album I bought. It was made in 1980 by Virgin records and is still an amazing CD twenty years later - not many bands can claim that.
The CD has songs such as The Midnight Hour, Oh Yeah, Same Old Scene, Flesh And Blood and Rain Rain Rain.
There is a full set of lyrics in the inset which makes this CD really good value. I managed to find the CD in the sale for £7.99 although it normally retails at around £12.
This is a must buy CD if you have never heard songs by RoxyMusic before....
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somewhat helpful 26.08.2000
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Advantages: Roxy Music meets Noel Coward! Disadvantages: Their label went bust, may be hard to get hold of
...on this track, hitting out at the music world and the world in general.
7. Drew Barrymore
A lovely song about ET! Best lyrics ever? - "She promised me they'd make ET 2". Wit, great melody, lyrics that make you wish you were eight again in the queue outside the cinema.
8. Every Second Counts
RoxyMusic again, great pop song.
9. Hey Duffy
Sort of a laid back Happy Mondays track if such a thing existed. A song about looking back and wondering what happened to the young person you once were.
10. Transformers
Final track sort of ties up what the whole album is about. We grow older, learn new things, but part of our younger self always survives somewhere within us, and sometimes it's nice to let that back out again and look at the world with that mixture of wide-eyed innocence and fun-seeking selfishness.
I think if you like RoxyMusic or Franz...
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somewhat helpful 20.01.2006
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